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Described are the two forms of refuge: going for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha in their external forms as separate from oneself; we go for inner refuge to the fundamental nature of our own mind, which is indivisible from the jewel of the Buddha. Our fundamental state of mind is totally awake, totally in the state of fully awakened heart. That is what Buddha is.

Ponlop Rinpoche introduces the readers to such Buddhist fundamentals as the Buddha's three turnings of the wheel, the four foundations of mindfulness, the value of a human rebirth, karma, impermanence and death, and the Buddhist goal of liberation.

Ponlop Rinpoche explains the foundation of the Mahayana Buddhist path to enlightenment, the Bodhisattva vow, in which the aspirant undertakes to attain buddhahood not for any personal benefit, but for the sake of all beings.

This rebel is the voice of your own awakened mind. It wakes you up from the sleepy acceptance of your day-to-day reality and shows you the power of your enlightened nature. Dzogchen Ponlop guides you through the inner revolution that comes from unleashing your rebel Buddha. He explains how, by training your mind and understanding your true nature, you can free yourself from needless suffering.

He presents a thorough introduction to the essence of the Buddhas teachings and argues that, if we are to bring these teachings fully into our personal experience, we must go beyond the cultural trappings of traditional Asian Buddhism. We all want to find some meaningful truth about who we are, he says, but we can only find it guided by our own wisdom by our own rebel Buddha within. Visit http://rebelbuddha.com to read archived articles from the Rebel Buddha 2010 US Tour.

Ponlop Rinpoche is one of the foremost scholars and educators of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. An accomplished meditation master, calligrapher, and poet, he is also well versed in Western culture and technology.

An indispensable guidebook through the journey of life and death, Mind Beyond Death weaves a synthesis of wisdom remarkable in its scope. With warm informality and profound understanding of the Western mind, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche makes the mysterious Tibetan teachings on the bardos, the intervals of life, death, and beyond completely available to the modern reader.

Mahamudra and Dzogchen are perhaps the most profound teachings within all of Tibetan Buddhism.

The experience of Mahamudra, or "great symbol," is an overwhelming sense of extraordinary clarity, totally open and nondualistic. Dzogchen, or "great perfection," is the ultimate teaching according to the Nyingma tradition and also represents the pinnacle of spiritual development. These are the two paths that provide practitioners with the most skillful means to experience the fully awakened state and directly taste the reality of our mind and environment. And yet these concepts are notoriously difficult to grasp and challenging to explain. In Wild Awakening, Tibetan Buddhist master Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche presents these esoteric teachings in a style that reveals their surprising simplicity and great practical value, emphasizing that we can all experience our world more directly, with responsibility, freedom, and confidence. With a straightforward approach and informal style, he presents these essential teachings in a way that even those very new to Tibetan Buddhism can understand.